Chapter 28: Path Of Evil
Seeing Lucy’s smirk and sensing the malice in her tone, Felixa felt something warm rising from her soul. A feeling so dark and yet brings a certain excitement that makes her heart pound.
She is so familiar with that feeling. That dark feeling rises from the pit of the stomach making the blood coursing through her veins warm. It would make her palms that hold the sword itch; It would stop only when her sword gets drenched in the blood of her enemies and none of her enemies are left standing.
It’s the same feeling she gets when she stands at the frontline, in front of thousands of her enemies – to kill them all to have a bright future; a future with the one in her heart.
People call it bravery, courage, and whatnot. From her memory, she had a reason to think of the noble cause she was fighting for. She just wanted to attain the goal so that she can live the life she wanted – as his wife.
But the feeling now... It is somewhat different and more powerful from the one she felt before on the battlefield. There is a threat to her life, but it is not as grave as when she’s on the battlefield.
And she realized the difference as her hand gripped the tieback around the drape. She loosened it a little and wrapped the tassel around her hand to have a good grip of the rope.
She feels different because this time, she wants to kill to protect herself. And she didn’t remember ever killing someone without a sword. She used to be a Knight after all.
Felixa didn’t know being selfish could give her more strength.
"Then I’ll send you to hell first," Felixa uttered in a low voice. And yet, it was strong as a spider web.
Yes, a spider web – thin and fragile in appearance but holds great strength and resilience. A web created by the hard work of the spider for its purpose.
[Maybe this is the first step to the path of evil! Or is it? Aren’t I already a traitor? But should I take an innocent life?]
Her mind wavered a bit.